Little kids science fair????

Question

I need some ideas for a little first grader boy's science fair project. Something easy and not to expensive. And a first grader can understand. Nothing like a stupid potato clock.

Answer 1

There's a simple experiment you can do that relates to precipitation and rain; pour some hot water into a drinking glass, then seal the top with saran wrap and a rubber band. Then put an ice cube on top of the plastic. It will "rain" inside the glass. If you explain it in simple terms, a first grader could understand the process just fine.

Answer 2

My daughter and I came up with this idea once...but never got to use it because she went up in grades and they don't any longer do Science Fair projects.  We thought it would be interesting to find out what type of hair or fiber can hold the most weight.  Like a piece of thread, piece of horse hair, piece of human hair, long dog hair??  Any thing you can think of that something could be tied to so that you could estimate the weight being held.  You could use washers for the weight.  Just an idea.

Answer 3

when i wus in 1st grade i did a chemistry experiment with viniger and fruit juice... I WON

btw i like the potato clock.... :'-(

Answer 4

How fun!

You could do the volcano...which he would love!

or here are some other ideas:

make your own ice cream (liquid into a solid..)

ant farm

grow a plant (have him plant two pea plants or marigolds. treat one wonderfully and then change one thing about the way you treat it for the other...example: feed it soda instead of water) take pics of the plant growing and have him measure it each day and write down little observations. (looks green, taller)

a bubble blowing booth. (what makes the bubbles pop, how to make them bigger, does using different size or shaped blowers make the bubbles different shapes and sizes..what about adding food color? does it change the color of the bubble)

spin art or tie dye booth...what happens when you mix red and blue? why?

cupcakes: make two batches from scratch. in one batch make them normal..in the other leave out the baking powder..do they taste as good? why? what is the chemical reaction that makes them less fluffy or sweet?

it sounds like fun! good luck!

(ill post the link for the ice cream in a min)

Answer 5

What about sea monkeys or an ant farm.  Would that count as a science fair project?  Maybe if there was a presentation with some scientific-type information about sea monkeys, or ants.

Answer 6

How about a baking soda and vinegar volcano?  You could have him study how a volcano works and then let him build a paper mache volcano and erupt it.  If you don't like the smell of the vinegar, paper mache around a bottle of Diet Coke and add 7 Mentos.  That erupts quite nicely :)

Answer 7

Well my son is a year older but loves the solar system and dinosaurs.  He could build the solar system out of clay and hang the planets from a cardboard box on it's side.  Paint the inside of the box black with some glow in the dark stars.  Or get one of those dino expedition kits.  My son just did one.  You have to "dig" out the bones and glue them back together to make the dinosaur skeleton, then paint them.  Both are easy, age appropriate and cheap.  Good luck!

Answer 8

i know a very easy science project that will not cost a thing! all the supplies he will need is in your kitchen. let him google how come oil and water wont mix? the experiment could be:

mix oil and water together in a cup and try to get the oil to blend with the water!

i hope i answered your question to your satisfaction!

Answer 9

Crystals are a great science project.  You can do it by making "rock candy" with sugar, water, a cup and a string suspended into the sugar solution.  Over time you watch as the sugar crystalizes on the string.  It's a great project.